Seattle Police have arrested a man who robbed two women in Ballard early this morning. Officers recovered credit cards the suspect had taken at gunpoint.
Two women were sitting in their car at 5300 block of Ballard Avenue Northwest at around 1:15 a.m., when a man walked up to them. He pointed a gun at the women. He shattered the window with a brick and demanded their money.
One victim threw her purse out the window. The suspect gabbed the purse and fled the scene.
The woman called the police and officers combed the area. They were unable to immediately locate the suspect.
Officers took statements from the victims. One woman received a notification from her bank; someone used her credit card at an ATM nearby.
The ATM was at Northwest 85th Street and 15th Avenue Northwest. Police found the suspect. He fled and Officers chased him on foot. Police apprehending the suspect and found the victim’s stolen credit cards. They booked the suspect at King County Jail.
Officers still need to conclude the man they arrested is the same man who robbed the woman.